The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) was created to provide a standard unit of measure, to quantify continuing adult education and training activities, and serve the diversity of providers, activities, and purposes in adult education.

If there is a question as to whether or not a course, etc qualifies for CRCE’s..1st refer to the DE License Rules and Regulations. If not defined in there you can ask a member of the RCPAC to get approval at one of the monthly RCPAC meetings.

You do not have to be a member of the AARC to obtain CRCE’s. If you are a member of the AARC and write your AARC membership number on the sign-in sheet of AARC approved programs~ the AARC will keep a transcript of those CRCE’s.

The following criteria are given to guide respiratory care practitioners in selecting an appropriate activity/program and to guide the provider in planning and implementing continuing education activities/programs. The overriding consideration in determining whether a specific activity/program qualifies as acceptable continuing education shall be that it is a planned program of learning which contributes directly to the professional competence of the respiratory care practitioner.

1. Fifty consecutive minutes of academic course work, correspondence course, or seminar/workshop shall be equivalent to one (1) contact hour. A fraction of a contact hour may be computed by dividing the minutes of an activity by 50 and expressed as a decimal.

2. Recredentialing examination for certified respiratory therapy technician, (CRTT), and registered respiratory therapist, (RRT), shall be equivalent to five (5) contact hours.

3. Successful completion of advanced specialty exams administered by the National Board for Respiratory Care, (NBRC), shall be equal to five (5) contact hours for each exam.

4. One (1) semester hour shall be equal to fifteen (15) contact hours.

5. One (1) quarter hour shall be equal to ten (10) contact hours.

6. Two (2) hours (120 minutes) of clinical educational experience shall be equal to one (1) contact hour.

7. Fifty (50) consecutive minutes of presentation of lectures, seminars or workshops in respiratory care or health care subjects shall be equivalent to one (1) contact hour.

8. Preparing original lectures, seminars, or workshops in respiratory care or health care subjects shall be granted no more than two (2) contact hours for each contact hour of presentation.

9. Performing clinical or laboratory research in health care shall be reviewed and may be granted an appropriate number of contact hour(s) at the Council’s discretion.

Make Note:

The year of license renewal you have to all proof of your required CRCE’s by September 30^th. You may begin accruing CRCE’s for the next licensure period as of December 1^st.

For example 12/1/06 you could begin accruing CEU's for the licensure period ending 11/30/08.

Make sure to keep records of earned CRCE’s for up to 3 years. There is a potential that you could be randomly or purposefully audited.

Teleconferences

You may visit this web site for many FREE CEU's. www.CEUQ.com.

“CRCE’s Through the Journal” pull out available in the Respiratory Care Journal. Available to members of the AARC, $15.00 fee and worth 6 CRCE contact hours.

Register for the Neonatal Review on-line via http://www.hopkinscme.org sponsored by Johns Hopkins. Worth 0.5 CEU’s per month.

Alfred I. duPont Hospital- Medical Education Department posted Grand Rounds (1 CEU); Conferences; Seminars (Margaret Handy).

Various state conferences…DSRC (Trends in Respiratory Care), PSRC, MSRC (Conference by the Sea)

Any organized, pre-approved 50 minute presentation. Submit application through DSRC 6 weeks before presentation. DSRC will submit for AARC approval. Application/qualifications can be found on AARC website.

PALS/BLS= CRCE’s equivalent to hours participated in course….see Rule and Regs for details.

NBRC re-credentialing exam for CRT or RRT= 5 CRCE’s

Successful completion of NBRC specialty exams (NPS, Pulmonary Function)= 5 CRCE’s

University of Miami Research Modules (www.citiprogram.org) worth 4 CEU’s

Clinical or Laboratory Research in Healthcare- at RCPAC’s (Respiratory Care Practitioner Advisory Council) discretion.

California College or any correspondence course related to field of work that has been approved for CRCE’s.

Medscape internet site

Kettering Review courses.

4-Day Comprehensive Respiratory Review Seminar= 25.5 CRCE’s

3-Day Comprehensive Respiratory Review Seminar  =25.5 CRCE’s

Neonatal/Pediatric Seminar =13.0 CRCE’s

Certified  and Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist Seminars= 10 CRCE’s

Vortran Medical Technology is offering 1 freee CEU by accessing www.accessce.com/courses.aspx.  Title of this program is:

VORTRAN Gas Powered Automatic Resuscitator (VAR) for Short Term, Emergency Ventilation (AARC Course: 271528000)

You will need 20 ceu's every two years to maintain your Delaware license in good standing.